Ukulele Resources

Sing Alongs

• Someone to Lava - Link

This Week's Music Class Brought To You By….Rossini!

This week in Grade 2, we will be learning about The William Tell Overture and Giochino Rossini.

Here are some places students may have heard the William Tell Overture:

Doritos Cowboy Kid Commercial
Google Chromebook
The Lone Ranger
Cherrios Commercial 2014

Grocery Store Kid's Ride

Here is some more information about the William Tell Overture:

• Finale of the William Tell Overture - Link
• Story of William Tell Opera / Overture
• Listening Exercise -  story of the William Tell Overture / Opera
• Story of William Tell  - Lego Version
• Read Aloud Book Version 
• Video of Orchestra Performance - Start at 2:45 for the Finale section
• Hip Hop Remix Video
• Boomwhackers - http://viewpure.com/cwiH4aPgEdk?start=0&end=0
• Boomwhackers - Progressively Getting Faster - Link

Beethoven Resources

• Moonlight Sonata - Video with Moon - http://viewpure.com/arMu4f8rnBk?start=0&end=0
• Ode to Joy Sheet Music - Lyrics About Beethoven - Link
• Symphony No. 6 - Song from Lynn Kleiner Kids Make Music! - Link
• Symphony No. 6 - Video of Orchestra - Link
• Symphony No. 7 - View Pure
• Note - There is a fabulous lesson that ties the rhythm of Symphony No. 7 to Frog in the Meadow in the book From Folksongs to Masterworks by Ann Eisen  - Worth every penny! Link

Boomwhacker Play Along Videos

Here are some fun Play-Alongs for Boomwhackers!

• Frere Jacques - http://viewpure.com/YpFegKX64NY?start=0&end=0
• Imperial March - John Williams - Link
• Ode to Joy - http://viewpure.com/UjsIxCdV_fg?start=0&end=0
• In the Hall of the Mountain King - Chromatics are needed - A, C, D, D#, E, G, G#, B, C. http://viewpure.com/eSSBfVhPiNc?start=0&end=0
• Pirates of the Caribbean - http://viewpure.com/6OaZaqyZKyI?start=0&end=0
• PopCorn - http://viewpure.com/yhr3n15o0yw?start=0&end=0
• We Know The Way - Moana - We play Steady Beat with all Boomwhackers - Great for Technique Practice!  http://viewpure.com/ubZrAmRxy_M?start=0&end=0

Grade 5 - Opera Unit

Our Fifth Grade students get to learn about Opera!  Last year, I found an AMAZING opera video of Hansel and Gretel from The Metropolitan Opera.  It is even in English!!!  My students (and myself) were mesmerized!  It is a little dark at times, but has wonderful videography, costumes, and set.

The video can be purchased from Met Opera's store - just $21!!!
https://www.metoperashop.org/shop/hansel-and-gretel-live-in-hd-dvd-met-opera-1730


Here is an excerpt on viewpure.com. There is no singing, but it will let viewers see the amazing costumes!
http://viewpure.com/HR6EmxZYMJQ?start=0&end=0

Sometimes we have time to fully immerse ourselves in the many jobs that must be done to create an opera.  Students have completed these artifacts to show the knowledge they gained about opera:

• Create a Brochure showing what you learned about Opera
• Create/Design Costume
• Create/Design Set
• Create/Design Music

George Gershwin

It's Composers and Compositions Week at Crestview Elementary!

In Grade 4, we are learning about George Gershwin.  George Gershwin was a musical composer.  He lived from 1898 to 1937.  He composers during the 20th Century Music Era.  Some of his most famous works are Rhapsody In Blue, Funny Face, I Got Rhythm, and Summertime.  Some interesting facts about Gershwin include:  he wrote music with his brother Ira, he wrote music for movies and musicals, and his music was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.  United Airlines uses his music, Rhapsody in Blue, for their theme song.

• United Airlines Theme Song - Click Here to Watch on View Pure
• George Gershwin Biography from Making Music Fun - Click Here
• Free American Composers Flip Book  - Click Here